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There’s no mistaking that Disney got its start by the art of animation, yet live-action films have been part of the film studio’s classic repertoire, as well. And Thursday’s birthday anniversary is one that bears on one of Disney’s 1950 classic films, too. Thursday marks the 164th anniversary of the birth of famed author Robert Louis Stevenson. As well as being the author of such classics as “Kidnapped” and “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” the Scottish novelist and essayist was perhaps best known for his novel “Treasure Island.” And it was that classic 1883 story that was adopted by Walt Disney for his first...

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